A series of what appear to be dissimilar murders occur: a automobile repairman pushed off a bridge (made to initially look like a suicide), a TV reporter/personality killed in her apartment and others. I have not read the book, unlike the other two reviewers, but found it to be pretty much standard Dalziel & Pascoe fare: Cringing/laughing when Dalziel talks and just an enjoyable crime drama as usual...if not as good as some previous episodes.
As an aside: particularly enjoyable to me was when Pascoe, Wieldy and Dalziel consult with a author/literary expert and a psychologist about some the "Dialogues of the Dead" that show up whenever a new body is found. The psychologist lights up a joint (I believe it must be that!) and Dalziel is initially quite upset but lets her do it for the sake of the investigation (I may be missing exactly why he allowed it). Dalziel is seen through the haze of smoke and starts to get a bit stoned, I believe. His facial expressions and comments are priceless!
A good installment even if not faithful to the book.
As an aside: particularly enjoyable to me was when Pascoe, Wieldy and Dalziel consult with a author/literary expert and a psychologist about some the "Dialogues of the Dead" that show up whenever a new body is found. The psychologist lights up a joint (I believe it must be that!) and Dalziel is initially quite upset but lets her do it for the sake of the investigation (I may be missing exactly why he allowed it). Dalziel is seen through the haze of smoke and starts to get a bit stoned, I believe. His facial expressions and comments are priceless!
A good installment even if not faithful to the book.